How Chinese Americans Helped Black Communities in the Jim Crow South September 18, 2025 by Jeffrey Kass Unless you’ve studied history closely, you may have been surprised to see a Chinese-owned grocery store in the Deep South serving Black customers during the Jim Crow era. One friend who saw the movie remarked afterward, “That was random.” But […]
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Through family history, memory, and Chinese American stories, Lisa See reflects on why she writes—to preserve voices, confront injustice, and foster hope. By Lisa See and Photo by Dustin SniplesPublished: Sep 19, 2025 Dustin Snipes The first time I interviewed my great-aunt and grandmother, I learned things I’d never known. My great-grandfather Fong See didn’t have two
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As the U.S.-China trade war has intensified, President Donald Trump’s administrative stance toward Chinese students has swung with the talks. In the U.S., they’re at times branded as potential spies; in China, coming home can carry the stigma of disloyalty. Caught in the middle, many are weighing life-changing decisions with no safe choice. by Pan Debiao
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Rae Alexandra Aug 26, 2020 Updated Dec 5, 2024 Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee, registering to vote at the Alameda County Courthouse in 1911. On Nov. 8, 1911, Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee put on her finest hat, went to the southeast corner of Lake Merritt, and entered the imposing facade of the Alameda County Courthouse. By her
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Pictured is Grace Li and her daughter, Lily Sherback // Photo by Michael Sherback By Amen Galinato August 17, 2025 by Amen Galinato, AsAmNews Intern When Grace Li described her daughter Lily’s neurodevelopmental disorders to her Chinese relatives, she struggled to find the words that didn’t demean her daughter’s differences. “They’re generally about someone having
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By Wu Mingshi Jianing Ma, who aspires to become a young artist, has cherished painting since childhood. From Year 8 onwards, she studied painting at several local studios. Her oil paintings exhibit a strong expressive quality and tension in their use of colour, demonstrating her preliminary style. Now aged 17, Jianing Ma presents her inaugural
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August 13, 2025 By Admin By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Federal immigration enforcement actions have reached historic highs, sparking an immediate response among affected Asian American communities. Many Chinese, Indian, Korean, and Southeast Asian immigrants now carry government-issued identification, hoping to protect themselves from being wrongfully targeted in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. President
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28 August 2025 Mengchen Zhang BBC Global China Unit, reporting from Texas Office of the Texas Governor, A signing ceremony of Governor Greg Abbott took place on 26 August Jason Yuan, a second-hand car shop owner, closes the hood of a vehicle after tightening the last nut on the battery terminal – a routine he
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Mason Yang, right, stars as Jim Hawkins in the Children’s Theater Company production of “Treasure Island,” Sept. 9. Courtesy of Glen Stubbe By Antonia Giordano Published Sep 26, 2025 11:48 am KST When Mason Yang was little, he would sit on his grandfather’s foot and listen as he told stories of the “Secret War” in Laos. “He used
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Federal police force not recommending charges; defamation lawsuit ongoing CBC News · Posted: Sep 26, 2025 3:17 PM PDT | Last Updated: September 26 The RCMP has concluded its probe into alleged Chinese government police stations, but it vows to continue combatting foreign interference. (David Bell/CBC) The RCMP has closed its investigation into alleged clandestine Chinese police stations
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